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While there are many liquor brands in the world, including many Indian ones, not all are known across the globe or carry high brand value.
Let's take a look at 20 most valuable liquor brands in the world, according to brand valuation agency BrandFinance.
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: A man cleans rows of sake wine at the Zuma restaurant in central London.Photographs: Toby Melville/Reuters
Johnnie Walker
Country: The United Kingdom
Brand value in 2013: $4.37 billion
Brand value in 2012: $2.43 billion
Global rank in 2013: 1
Global rank in 2012: 1
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: A view of the wine department at French Galeries Lafayette department store in Berlin, Germany.Photographs: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
Moutai
Country: China
Brand value in 2013: $2.36 billion
Brand value in 2012: $1.49 billion
Global rank in 2013: 2
Global rank in 2012: 6
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: Amtrak train attendant Richard Newberry serves wine to passengers aboard the Coast Starlight Amtrak train in California.Photographs: Joshua Lott/Reuters
Hennessy
Country: France
Brand value in 2013: $2.26 billion
Brand value in 2012: $1.91 billion
Global rank in 2013: 3
Global rank in 2012: 3
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: A glass of wine rests on a table at the port of El Masnou, near Barcelona, Spain.Photographs: Albert Gea/Reuters
Bacardi
Country: The United States
Brand value in 2013: $2.13 billion
Brand value in 2012: $2.00 billion
Global rank in 2013: 4
Global rank in 2012: 2
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: Giancarlo Bonci checks a wine barrel in the cellar of the Arnaldo Caprai vineyard near the Umbrian town of Montefalco in Italy.Photographs: Daniele La Monaca/Reuters
Smirnoff
Country: The United Kingdom
Brand value in 2013: $1.98 billion
Brand value in 2012: $1.71 billion
Global rank in 2013: 5
Global rank in 2012: 4
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: Manager Maggie Brown takes inventory of bottles of wine at the Globe Restaurant on Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusett, United States.Photographs: Pat Greenhouse/Boston Globe/Handout/Reuters
Chivas Regal
Country: France
Brand value in 2013: $1.76 billion
Brand value in 2012: $1.55 billion
Global rank in 2013: 6
Global rank in 2012: 5
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: Traditional fiascos (bottles) of chianti wine are seen at the L'e'Maiala restaurant in Florence, Italy.Photographs: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters
Wuliangye
Country: China
Brand value in 2013: $1.63 billion
Brand value in 2012: $1.30 billion
Global rank in 2013: 7
Global rank in 2012: 7
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: A tray of champagne cocktails rests on a table during a food and wine preview in preparation for the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California.Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
Luzhou Laojiao
Country: China
Brand value in 2013: $1.54 billion
Brand value in 2012: $789 million
Global rank in 2013: 8
Global rank in 2012: 14
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: A woman attends the Vivanda Taste the Med food festival as glasses of red and white wine are placed on a display table at Ta' Qali, outside Valletta, Malta.Photographs: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters
Jack Daniels
Country: The United States
Brand value in 2013: $1.37 billion
Brand value in 2012: $1.24 billion
Global rank in 2013: 9
Global rank in 2012: 9
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: A sommelier tests a glass of red wine during the Vinitaly wine expo in Verona, Italy.Photographs: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
Baileys
Country: The United Kingdom
Brand value in 2013: $1.34 billion
Brand value in 2012: $1.26 billion
Global rank in 2013: 10
Global rank in 2012: 8
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: A waiter arranges bottles of wine on a giant rack at a bar in Dubai.Photographs: Abdullah Muhsen/Reuters
Absolut
Country: France
Brand value in 2013: $1.32 billion
Brand value in 2012: $1.23 billion
Global rank in 2013: 11
Global rank in 2012: 10
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: An expert holds a glass of sparkling wine at Casa Bianchi in San Rafael, Argentina.Photographs: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters
Grey Goose
Country: The United States
Brand value in 2013: $1.11 billion
Brand value in 2012: $945 million
Global rank in 2013: 12
Global rank in 2012: 12
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: A waitress ajusts a wine bottle at a town hall in Bremen, Germany.Photographs: Morris Mac/Reuters
Ricard
Country: France
Brand value in 2013: $884 million
Brand value in 2012: $952 million
Global rank in 2013: 13
Global rank in 2012: 11
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: A woman smells samples of champagne in Mariehamn, Finland, from one of the 168 bottles salvaged from a 200-year-old shipwreck near the waters of Aland Islands.Photographs: Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Reuters
Crown Royal
Country: The United Kingdom
Brand value in 2013: $862 million
Brand value in 2012: $775 million
Global rank in 2013: 14
Global rank in 2012: 16
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: A grape picker uses a monorail to transport grapes in the Lavaux region in Puidoux near Chexbres, Switzerland.Photographs: Denis Balibouse/Reuters
Jinro
Country: South Korea
Brand value in 2013: $762 million
Brand value in 2012: $409 million
Global rank in 2013: 15
Global rank in 2012: 24
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: Bottles of Georgian wine are seen on a production line at the Teliani Valley wine factory in the town of Telavi, some 150km east of Tbilisi, Georgia.Photographs: David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters
Ballantine's
Country: France
Brand value in 2013: $747 million
Brand value in 2012: $780 million
Global rank in 2013: 16
Global rank in 2012: 15
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: Barrels of wine are seen inside a cellar in Chateau Changyu Afip Global on the outskirts of Beijing.Photographs: Barry Huang/Reuters
Grant's
Country: The United Kingdom
Brand value in 2013: $697 million
Brand value in 2012: $927 million
Global rank in 2013: 17
Global rank in 2012: 13
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: Men tread on grapes in a wooden wine press during the annual grape harvest fiesta in Jerez, southern Spain.Photographs: Javier Barbancho/Reuters
Remy Martin
Country: France
Brand value in 2013: $597 million
Brand value in 2012: $500 million
Global rank in 2013: 18
Global rank in 2012: 18
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: A man looks at a label among wine bottles waiting to be tasted at the International Wine Challenge in London.Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
Ciroc
Country: The United Kingdom
Brand value in 2013: $550 million
Brand value in 2012: $303 million
Global rank in 2013: 19
Global rank in 2012: 35
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20 most valuable liquor brands in the world
Image: A worker prepares bottles of rose wine at the Domaine Saint Andre de Figuiere at La Londe Les Maures in Provence, France.Photographs: Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters
Jameson
Country: France
Brand value in 2013: $540 million
Brand value in 2012: $469 million
Global rank in 2013: 20
Global rank in 2012: 19
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